St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-04
YESTERDAYS MARKET.
On the Chicago Board of Trade the Temper
Of Wheat Speculation was Quite
Strong.
The Cereal Opened at an Advance and
Closed at About the Best Fig
ures Reached.
Some Falling Off in the Estimated
Size of the Visible sup
ply Report.
Transactions in the Financial Circles
of Wall Street--General
Quotations.

CHICAGO, Jan. 3.-The temper of the wheat
market was quite strong to-day. May wheat
opened at S7$4c, or an advance of &c over
the closing figures of last Friday, advanced
to S75sc, then fell back under rather free
offerings to size, and held al about that
figure for an hour, then began TO advance on
reports of free buying OF export at the sea-
board, and closed at nearly the best fig ures
of the day. The visible supply report dis
closes an increase of 46S.0G0 bushels. which
was slightly under the estimate. The receipts
at the Northwest show q slight falling OFT
Corn opened firm and higher with May at
4o1sc,bu became weak and declined to 43Ac,
rallied a trit1e and closed shade under Fri
day. Oats ruled steady, with prices showing
very little change. Trading in provisions
was moderately active Mess pork opened
1O0l21ac per barrel higher, receded 15020c and
closed tame. Lard advanced 5G9T1ac per 100
pounds, and held steadily to outside figures.
Short ribs opened triie higher, but receded
and closed shade easier
THE QUOTATIONS.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Wheat-No. 2 January opened at soc,
closing at S014c; February opened at S034c,
closing at Sic; March, opened at S15sc,
closing at S154c; May opened at 8734c, clos
ing at S734@Sl28c. Corn-No January
opened at 375gc, closing at g &C; February
opened at 3Sc. closing at ofs4c; March
opened at 3S14c, closing at 381Ac: May
opened at 1890, closing at 43lc. Oats
No. January opened at 265kc, closing at
263Sc; February opened at 2679 closing at
$3.50; March opened at 267sc, closingat 2676c;
May opened at 3l5ac, closing at 3Isa
Q31Hc. Mess Pork-January opened at
S12.35, closing at S12.22k: February
opened at S1245, closing at $12.3T1S; March
opened at ST.. 573a closing at S12.50 May
opened at Sl2.92l, closing at $3.50. Lard
January opened at $500. closing at Sc. 6215
February opened at $685., closing at S6.67@
@G.70; March opened at 1918, closing at
$6.7;15; May opened at $3.50, closing at
$685.. Short Rbs-January opened at
SG.O71%, closing at $610; February opened
at S6.I5, closing at S6.15; March opened
at S62715, closing at S6,25; May
opened at S6.42h, closing at Sc 40.
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour steady
and unchanged. No.2 spring,wheat. 1873 @SO14c;
No. spring wheat 6S@72c; No. 2 red $3.50
S014c; No. corn, 3714@3734c; No. 2 oats, $3.50;
No. rye, 53c; No. barley 53@D54c; No flax
seed, 943a@9434c. Mess pork, $l2.25;
lard, S6.60Q6 621a; short ribs, sides, loose,
S6.971a@6 10;dry sailed shoulders, boxed. Sd. So
GA. go; short clear sides, boxed, $6.5506.6O.
Whisky-$1 Is. Sugars-Cut loaf, 61s@61ac;
granulated, &c; standard A, 559c. Receipts
Flour, 10000 bbs wheat, 40, 600 blu; corn, 1885,
00c bu; OATS 9S, 600 blu; rye. LOCO blu; barley,
$4,000 bu, Shipments-Flour, $4,000 bbls;
wheat, $4,000 blu; corn, $1,000 bu; oats. 103,-
900 bu: rye, 1000 blu; barley, 10000 blu. On
the produce exchange to-day butter was
quiet but firm: creamery, 23929c: dairy,
2215@25c. Eggs, IS 92Sc per dozen for strictly
fresh.